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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
8
A Columbus investigative hearing probes Ohio school book contracts and examiners as lawmakers clash over literacy reform. Sen Meek and colleagues scrutinize exam standards while book riders threaten uniformity and secrecy. A Mallory of worries centers on Star Chamber style sessions and potential profiteering in textbook selection.
The cattle market and beef finishing industry face mixed prospects as feed costs bite and corn yields shift. Traders note shifting emphasis to sheep and other lines, while high prices for corn influence profitability and future profit potential remains tied to feed, money, and market demand. The Chicago stock show underscores uneven fat cattle demand, with auction prices weaker than prior year and carload averages around six to seven dollars per hundredweight. Feeding and dual purpose stock methods are discussed, including calf rearing and milk feeding practices as breeders seek efficiency amid economic pressures.
Cost of raising a calf discussed with dairy notes on breeding and value. Also short items on automobiled nursery anecdotes and a tale of Dotty and autumn spelling. Kremlin jewel treasury described with vast gold and silver riches and notable silver card tables.
CABSTONIA announces new model spring sack suits with prices from eight to twenty two dollars at PROGRESS Greenville Ohio. Come see the latest styles and deals today.
A game outlines a Huntsman in the center calling items like powder, coat, belt, and gun from players around a circle acting as those articles. Players rise, grab the caller, form a line, and tug chairs until the Huntsman shouts Bang. The remaining player pays a forfeit or swaps places with the Huntsman.
A rainy day guide to setting up a photographer session with a magic lantern, inviting volunteers to sit for portraits while slides are prepared. The Gila Monster, a large desert lizard with orange spots, is described as repulsive yet not as deadly as common belief, noting its perilous reputation and its venomous bite in arid regions.
Notes on using fuller's earth to clean delicate fabrics and colorfast whites. Advice covers applying with a velvet brush, nap alignment for brocade and satin, and hat care including brushing and trimming removal. Also includes turning cider into vinegar and mint vinegar recipe with cider vinegar and mint leaves.
A mixed paste of fragmented verse about a mysterious figure called Het Antti and a narrative about Washington Point and iceberg watches blends into a collection of home care tips. The page includes guidance on papier mache trays, cleaning hairbrushes with borax, rug grippers, inexpensive furniture polish, ivory knife care, and remedies for sore joints and faded fabrics.
An offer list to old and new subscribers presents the special rates for subscribing to various publications for 1902. It notes limited mail copies on thin paper and requests for samples must go to the desired paper’s office. Pricing shows regular yearly rates and combined offers for a year of the named publication with this paper.
Notice to teachers. PTE popular meetings for examination of applicants for teacher certificates will be held in the West Sahoo building in Grenville Ohio on the first Saturday of exact month. The Patterson examinations will be held on the third Saturday of April and on the second Saturday of May. J Alverton Crowell president GH Garrison vice president H Browder clerk Board of Examiners. Sept 1 1907 1yr.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maine says the pills keep his stomach liver and bowels working right. If you are disappointed on trial money is refunded at Wm Kipp's Sons drug store for 25 cents.
An offering line announces the Greenville Journal with a value proposition of $1.30, credited to The Toledo Blade as the distributor or partner for the publication. The note emphasizes price and the paper’s standing as a leading weekly.
An advertisement touts Greenville Journal delivery across Darke County with yearly, halfyear and out of county rates. It claims the paper provides two thousand nine hundred twelve columns of reading matter per year and highlights the price advantage at about two cents per week.
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